NAT Fyfe and Alex Silvagni will return to the Fremantle side as expected, but the big surprise was the naming of little-used ruckman Jon Griffin for Saturday’s qualifying final against Sydney.

Griffin is in line to play just his second game of the season after being handed a shock recall for the ANZ stadium clash.

The towering ruckman had three disposals and seven hitouts before being subbed out of Fremantle’s loss to St Kilda in Round 18. Prior to that, he had not appeared at senior level since Round 7 of 2013.

Potential debutant Alex Pearce, 19, travelled as part of a 25-man squad this afternoon and was named as an emergency.

The 198cm defender could be called upon as a late inclusion to help fill the gap left by absent key backmen Luke McPharlin and Michael Johnson as the Dockers look to keep Sydney’s tall forward line in check.